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Market Engagement - External Training Management Service Provider

United Utilities Water Limited · Private utility

In brief

United Utilities Water Limited has announced plans to buy training work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for training contracts in this region (from 92 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work.

What the notice says

United Utilities is undertaking preliminary market engagement to better understand the market for Managed Learning Services (MSP). The purpose of this engagement is to identify suppliers operating within the market, understand the range of services available and gather information on current service delivery models and commercial approaches. United Utilities currently procures external training from a wide range of providers to support the development of its workforce. Through this market engagement, United Utilities is seeking to understand how Managed Learning Services could support a more efficient, consistent and controlled approach to the sourcing, administration and management of external training. Interested organisations are invited to complete the accompanying Market Engagement Questionnaire. This notice does not constitute a call for competition, does not commit United Utilities to undertake any future procurement and no contract will be awarded as a result of this market engagement.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 064499-2026

About the buyer

United Utilities Water LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

85

Awards

26
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From notice 064499-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.